Samson Nderi

Microsoft launches a research institute in Nairobi as it seeks to advance scientific knowledge

Samson NderiMarch 30, 2022

Microsoft has announced the establishment of a research institute in Nairobi. This institute aptly named "Microsoft Africa Research Institute" will be the compa...

Bolt is calling out for applications to its internship programme that seeks to empower women

Samson NderiMarch 30, 2022

Bolt has rolled out its second phase of the #Drive4WITech internship program that seeks to empower women in technology across Africa. The #Drive4WITech is a ...

LG renews sponsorship deal for Sports Personality of the Month Award

Samson NderiMarch 30, 2022

LG Electronics East Africa has announced a new one-year sponsorship deal for the Sports Personality of the Month Award (SPOM) through to December 2022. The ren...

MOH partners with Medtronic Labs to expand access to health care for chronic diseases

Samson NderiMarch 30, 2022

Medtronic LABS and the Ministry of Health have announced the expansion of the Empower Health program. This is a landmark public-private partnership that address...

USIU-Africa partners with the University of Nevada, to launch Africa’s first behavioral analysis training course

Samson NderiMarch 30, 2022

The United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) has partnered with University of Nevada to deliver a behavior analysis certificate course, a fir...

Telkom and PEACE Cable Company have landed a new submarine fibre cable in Kenya

Samson NderiMarch 29, 2022

Telkom and the PEACE Cable company have announced the successful landing of their new submarine cable in Mombasa. The PEACE Cable will bring faster and more...

Faulu Microfinance Bank

Faulu Bank has partnered with USAID in a project aimed at training and financing over 10,000 farmers

Samson NderiMarch 29, 2022

Faulu Bank has partnered with USAID-funded Feed the Future Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems Activity (KCDMS) in a deal implemented by RTI International to...

Tips on how to clean up your phone for better performance

Samson NderiMarch 28, 2022

Our phones just like our living spaces get cluttered over time with things that we are not likely to use. While we might focus on donating old clothes or unwant...

The tech trends for 2022 and what they mean for the African continent

Samson NderiMarch 28, 2022

We have observed a significant march toward complete digitization of the world in recent years. The usage of and reliance on technology has expanded considerabl...

Four Points by Sheraton recognised as the Best Airport Hotel by the 2022 International Hotel Awards

Samson NderiMarch 28, 2022

Four Points by Sheraton has been awarded at the International Hotel Awards as the Best Airport Hotel 2022. While the CEO Destinations Premium magazine has recog...

Daikin Industries launches operations in Kenya as part of global growth strategy

Samson NderiMarch 28, 2022

Daikin Industries, the world’s largest maker of air conditioning equipment, has launched its operations in Kenya as part of its global strategy to increase foot...

Lydia Jebichii emerges the winner at the fourth leg of Safaricom Golf Tour at Nyanza Golf Club

Samson NderiMarch 27, 2022

Nandi based Lydia Jebichii has been crowned the winner of the fourth leg of the ongoing Safaricom Golf Tour held yesterday at Nyanza Golf Club. Playing off a h...

200 youth in Kisumu took part in ‘Golf Mtaani’ a Safaricom golf outreach programme

Samson NderiMarch 26, 2022

Over 200 youth from Kisumu County have today gotten a chance to take a part in a Safaricom Golf Outreach programme dubbed ‘Golf Mtaani’ held at Lolwe Grounds. ...

Coca Cola Foundation partners with AWAK to empower mothers living in urban slums

Samson NderiMarch 26, 2022

Over 2500 mothers are set to benefit from an economic empowerment program by the Association of Women in Agriculture, Kenya (AWAK) and The Coca-Cola Foundation....

Evans Amunga a boda boda rider from Kibera has won a house in the Shell promotion

Samson NderiMarch 25, 2022

Evans Amunga, a boda-boda rider based in Kibera, has won a three-bedroomed house situated in Kitengela Almond Grove. This was in the just concluded Jaza Raha Na...

CEO Fridays; A chat with Christophe Leloup, the Emirates country manager on the impact of Covid-19

Samson NderiMarch 25, 2022

With over 26 years of experience in the airline industry, Leloup first joined Emirates in 2012, taking on the role of Area Manager in Côte d’Ivoire and overseei...

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has adopted Avios as its reward currency

Samson NderiMarch 25, 2022

Qatar Airways has announced that the Privilege Club has officially adopted Avios as its reward currency. This opens up a world of new opportunities for member...

NCBA Group posts Ksh. 10.2 Billion net profit for the year 2021

Samson NderiMarch 24, 2022

NCBA Group Plc has reported a KSh 10.2 Billion net profit for the financial year ended 31st December 2021. This is a increase of 121.7% from the Ksh. KSh 4.6 Bi...

Natbank Trustee reports a Ksh. 23 Million net profit for the year 2021

Samson NderiMarch 24, 2022

Natbank Trustee and Investment Services Limited (Natbank), a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Bank of Kenya Limited, has announced a profit after tax of...

Microsoft launches offices for for its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi

Samson NderiMarch 24, 2022

Microsoft has launched an office for the African Development Centre (ADC) after three years of operation in Kenya. The facility was officially launched by H.E t...

USIU-Africa, KBA & Serianu partner to train 2,000 youth as cybersecurity experts

Samson NderiMarch 23, 2022

USIU-Africa, Kenya Bankers Association and Serianu have partnered in a bid to train 2,000 cyber security professionals in a program known as Cyber Shujaa. The...

Microsoft launches season 3 of the Game of Learners competition for university students

Samson NderiMarch 23, 2022

Microsoft has launched the 2022 season of Africa Development Center (ADC)-sponsored Game of Learners (GOL) competition . The GOL initiative, now in its third...

Equity

Equity Group posts Ksh. 39.17 Billion net profit for the year 2021

Samson NderiMarch 22, 2022

Equity Group recorded net profit growth of 98 percent to Ksh39.17 billion from Ksh19.78 billion the previous year. This rise in profitability was on the bac...

Uber has appointed Imran Manji as their new Head of East Africa

Samson NderiMarch 22, 2022

Uber has announced the appointment of Imran Manji as their new Head of East Africa. He will be responsible for Uber’s business strategy and growth across the re...

Absa Life Assurance Kenya signs a product distribution agreement with Hisa Africa Insurance Agency

Samson NderiMarch 22, 2022

Absa Life Assurance Kenya (ALAK), an Absa Group subsidiary, has signed a product distribution agreement with Hisa Africa Insurance Agency. Hisa Africa is a rep...

KCB has turned Ksh. 3 Billion loan to National Bank into Equity

Samson NderiMarch 22, 2022

The KCB Group has converted a Sh3.45 billion long-term loan it had given to National Bank of Kenya (NBK) last year into equity. This is meant to enable NBK to m...

Mobile lenders to reapply for licenses as CBK regulations become become operational

Samson NderiMarch 21, 2022

The Central Bank of Kenya has announced the operationalization of regulations that govern mobile money lenders. This was via Legal Notice No. 46 of March 18, 20...

Samsung hosts inaugural device experience partner summit

Samson NderiMarch 21, 2022

Samsung Electronics East Africa hosted its inaugural strategic partner summit at Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel. The event was attended by key Samsung distributors...

Co-op Bank reports a 53% rise in net profit to Ksh. 16.5 Billion for the year 2021

Samson NderiMarch 17, 2022

Co-operative bank has posted a 53% rise in their net profit to stand as Ksh. 16.5 Billion as compared to Ksh. 10.8 Billion for a similar period last year. Th...

Sokowatch to rebrand to Wasoko as it raises Ksh. 14.3 Billion in a series B funding round

Samson NderiMarch 17, 2022

Sokowatch has raised Ksh. 14.3 Billion million in Series B funding which was led by Tiger Global and Avenir Growth Capital. VNV Global, Binny Bansal (Co-Founde...

Safaricom Foundation impacts 5,000 children with its diabetes programme

Samson NderiMarch 17, 2022

Safaricom Foundation’s Children with Diabetes Programme has impacted about 5,000 children and youth under 21 years old . The program entails early detection an...

CIC Insurance Group reports a Ksh. 668.4 net profit for the year 2021

Samson NderiMarch 16, 2022

CIC Insurance Group has reported a net profit of Ksh. 668.4 Million for the year ended 31st December 2021 as compared to a net loss of Ksh. 296.8 Million for th...

KRA and Keroche Breweries have reached an agreement on a payment plan following a tax dispute

Samson NderiMarch 16, 2022

The Kenya Revenue Authority has announced that they have come to an agreement on a payment plan with Keroche Breweries in a tax dispute. According to the tax...

KCB Group reports a 74% rise in net profit to Ksh. 34.2 Billion for the year 2021

Samson NderiMarch 16, 2022

KCB Group Plc has reported a Ksh. 34.2 Billion net profit for the year ended 31st December 2021. This was a 74% rise in profitability as compared Ksh. 19.6 Bill...

Equity Bank

Equity Bank wins two awards at the Visa Awards 2021

Samson NderiMarch 16, 2022

Equity Bank has won two awards at the Visa Awards 2021, that is the Visa Top Acquiring Award and the Visa E-Commerce (Acquiring) Award. The two awards from Vis...

Safaricom appoints Juliana Rotich as the Head of Fintech Integration

Samson NderiMarch 16, 2022

Safaricom has appointed Juliana Rotich as the head of its fintech integration solutions. She will be tasked with guiding the company’s financial integrated solu...

Absa Bank Kenya resumes dividend payment as net profit for 2021 hits Ksh. 10.9 Billion

Samson NderiMarch 15, 2022

Absa Bank Kenya PLC has reported a net profit of Ksh. 10.9 billion for the year ended 31st December 2021. This marks a 161% rise in profitability as compared t...

A chat with Paul Muchangi on his golf journey and the impact of Safaricom Golf Tour

Samson NderiMarch 15, 2022

When one thinks of golf, most often than not, what comes to mind is that it is an expensive sport that is only open to the well to do. However, that is not alwa...

Joe Ageyo joins Nation Media Group as Editorial Director- Broadcasting

Samson NderiMarch 15, 2022

Joe Ageyo a veteran journalist has been appointed the editorial director- Broadcasting at Nation Media Group. Joe holds an MSC in Environmental Governance fr...

Blueband’s value chain has benefitted over 7,000 canola oil farmers in the Kenyan market

Samson NderiMarch 15, 2022

Blue Band has been in East Africa since the 1950s and is even older than countries like Kenya. Trusted by generations of families, many grew up with Blue Band ...

Moove, a mobility fintech, has raised $105m in a Series A2 funding round

Samson NderiMarch 14, 2022

Moove has raised $105 million in an oversubscribed Series A2 round consisting of equity and debt. The round was led by existing investors, Speedinvest, Left Lan...

Standard Chartered

Stanchart reports Ksh. 9 Billion net profit for the year ended 31 December 2021

Samson NderiMarch 14, 2022

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has reported a Ksh. 9 Billion net profit for the year ended 31st December 2021 which is a 66.2% rise from a similar period last ye...